A grandmother who died after being tasered by police is being remembered as a beloved matriarch and tireless volunteer. Clare Nowland, 95, died in Cooma Hospital on Wednesday night, with 33 year-old Senior Constable Kristian White facing criminal charges that could be upgraded due to her death. Dementia Australia said it was devastated and offered … [Read more…]
A mother who waited until her husband had popped out before drowning her four-month-old son in a baby bath was “divorced from reality” at the time. The woman, who cannot be identified, killed the baby in her Sydney suburban home on May 20, 2021. “In the short absence from the home of her husband, the … [Read more…]
A high-flying Sydney politician, previously pictured with sports cars and luxury clothes, has been told he risks delaying a trial years in the making after he was refused public aid. Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer is alleged to have falsely signed the name of a former solicitor in order to witness his own signature … [Read more…]
A Queensland police officer who was struck by an allegedly stolen truck has emerged from a coma. Detective Senior Constable Steven Ingerson, 54, remains in Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital after he was seriously injured when officers tried to stop the truck at Meringandan near Toowoomba the previous day on Wednesday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Multiple … [Read more…]
When the former mayor of Bathurst read the contents of an anonymous letter sent to a councillor splashed on the front page of his local newspaper, he said “that bloody Darryl”. Robert “Bobby” Bourke has pleaded not guilty to misconduct in public office over an anonymous letter sent to Councillor Jacqui Rudge in March 2020, … [Read more…]
Police have shot a man after reports he was brandishing a knife close to a Sydney supermarket. Emergency services were called to Alexander Ave in North Willoughby shortly before 11.30am on Thursday following reports of a man threatening residents. The two responding officers were allegedly confronted by a man, who was armed with two knives, … [Read more…]
A man who ran at police with two large “chef-style knives” has been shot dead on a quiet suburban street on Sydney’s leafy lower north shore. Assistant Commissioner Leanne McCusker said officers were called to Alexander Ave at Willoughby just before midday on Thursday after multiple reports a knife-wielding man was behaving erratically and had … [Read more…]
A captivating case involving a vanished conwoman, an evasive husband and a washed-up severed foot could remain a mystery forever. The lengthy inquest into the disappearance of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick has made just one concrete finding: She is dead. Forensic pathologists, family members and even orthopaedic surgeons were among those called to give evidence … [Read more…]
An alleged birdnapper, who said he tied an ibis up by its feet, attempted to cook it and tried to shove it in a trolley because “birds annoy” him, has been released on bail subject to a very specific set of rules. Tom Quach was granted bail at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday, charged with … [Read more…]
A Sydney pianist has been spared jail for having a sexual relationship with an underage girl after admitting he had corrupted her childhood. Jeremy So, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault of a person under 16 and five counts of sexual intercourse with a person over 14 under 16. The girl he … [Read more…]